Spear expects there will be “common-sense improvements” to hours-of-service rules, as the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is resulting in HOS violations reaching “an all-time” low.
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Trade Gap Hits Seven-Month High Amid Tariff War
The U.S. trade deficit widened more than forecast in September to a seven-month high as imports expanded and the merchandise gap with China hit a record amid an escalating tariff war.
Canada Posts Trade Deficit With Declining Exports and Imports
Canada’s economy continued to show sluggish trade flows in September with both exports and imports recording back-to-back monthly drops. The statistics agency also revised away its previously reported surplus from August.
Canada Posts Trade Deficit With Declining Exports and Imports
Canada’s economy continued to show sluggish trade flows in September with both exports and imports recording back-to-back monthly drops. The statistics agency also revised away its previously reported surplus from August.
Infrastructure Boom Seen Roaring Ahead Regardless of Midterm Result
Encouraging spending on roads, bridges and other infrastructure could be one of the rare areas where a Democrat-controlled Congress finds common ground with the Trump administration. Private investors in such projects aren’t relying on any breakthroughs, regardless of how next week’s midterm elections shake out.
250,000 Jobs Added; Pay Growth Fastest Since 2009
WASHINGTON — The final major economic report before the Nov. 6 congressional elections showed that U.S. employers added a stellar 250,000 jobs in October and raised average pay by the most in nearly a decade.
Optimism Boosted on News of Trump-Xi Talks
BANGKOK — Stock markets charged ahead Nov. 2 after President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, spoke by phone and reported progress in resolving trade tensions.
Shell offers online learning tool called ProAcademy
AUSTIN, TX. Shell Lubricants said it has launched Shell ProAcademy, an online learning tool aimed at providing education to technicians.
ProAcademy is free to Shell Lubricants customers. Shell said it can help improve safety, extend equipment life, a
Drivewyze launches ‘Insights’ reporting service
AUSTIN, TX. – Drivewyze announced the launch of “Drivewyze Insights,” a data-driven reporting service offering customers monthly reports on safety and violation information.
Brian Heath, president and CEO of Drivewyze, called it “the first piece in
Could football be causing truck driver fatigue?
Video systems and analytics provider Lytx taps its huge data cache to determine truck drivers’ riskiest behaviors, country’s riskiest sections of road, and whether a certain Monday night activity might be causing bleary-eyed drivers.